Endowment Recognition

More than 10 years ago, United Way of Story County (UWSC) began the Endowment fund, and many donors have helped it grow. Since that time, UWSC has learned a lot about our community AND perpetual giving. UWSC’s Endowment has helped support projects within the scope of the UWSC mission, including start-up funds for NAMI’s Wellness Center, financial support for the BackPack ProgramTM and RSVP’s Volunteer Transportation Program.

UWSC’s Endowment and the projects it supports are exciting to donors and the community. In order to build momentum so even more lives can be touched, new recognition levels for donors are offered as of 2014. Rarely do donors give for the sole purpose of their recognition, yet UWSC and other organizations are eager to show appreciation through these tools.

The recognition levels are listed below. Many thanks to the following individuals and organizations for investing in the future of Story County! Join us by supporting the endowment and helping us build a better Story County for tomorrow.

Porch Light Society

Membership in the Porch Light Society includes donors who have taken steps to endow a leadership gift of $1,000 or more in perpetuity by either documenting a planned gift that would generate income or endowing through cash gifts or another charitable giving tool. The name of this honored group refers to the early days of when UWSC, then known as the Ames Community Chest, conducted its annual campaign door-to-door. Households who wished to contribute turned on their porch lights to welcome the campaign volunteers. Today's Porch Light Society honors our legacy as well as our future.

Kay and Roger Beckett

Mary and Alan Christy

Yvonne and Kevin Kinzler

Jean and Marion Kresse

Teresa and Jami Larson

Frankee and Jim Oleson

Becky Perkovich

Marianne and David Spalding

Endowment Builders

Donors who contribute $1,000 or more annually to the Endowment

Pat and Louis Banitt

Irene Beavers

Heather and Garty Botine

Ann Campbell

Barbara and John Dalhoff

Amber and Lucas Deardorff

Jennifer and Brian Dieter

Carol and Keith Folkmann

Ruth and Jake Graves

Ryan Hassel

Rick Hugdahl

Carolyn and Chuck Jons

Kinzler Family Fund

Jean and Marion Kresse

Amy Lennie

Beverly and Warren Madden

Wanda and Doug McCay

Frankee and Jim Oleson

Randi and Steven Peters

Jo Ellen and Doug Pyle

Adam Rash

Ruth Ann Robson

Jill and Mike Roof

Marianne and David Spalding

Rebecca Stadlman

Ruth and Clayton Swenson

Karen Wagner

Founding Donors

Donors who contributed before 2014 with a gift that helped begin the Endowment

LIVE UNITED

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